Local Boy Makes Good

Local Boy Makes Good

68 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 27, 1931

John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist and has a secret crush on the lovely Julia. One day, one of his letters gets accidentally mailed and Julia receives it. When the letter says that he is a fraternity man and a big track star, Julia rushes right over to see him. But John is neither and Spike, Julia's boyfriend, is a track star at a nearby College. John does not want to enter the track meet so Julia tries to use psychology on him. That and a good wrestling hold makes John timidly agree to enter the race, but Spike still scares him.

Local Boy Makes Good

68 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 27, 1931

Local Boy Makes Good
John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist and has a secret crush on the lovely Julia. One day, one of his letters gets accidentally mailed and Julia receives it. When the letter says that he is a fraternity man and a big track star, Julia rushes right over to see him. But John is neither and Spike, Julia's boyfriend, is a track star at a nearby College. John does not want to enter the track meet so Julia tries to use psychology on him. That and a good wrestling hold makes John timidly agree to enter the race, but Spike still scares him.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers First National Pictures
Original title Local Boy Makes Good
Directors Mervyn LeRoy
Writers J.C. Nugent, Raymond Griffith, Elliott Nugent, Robert Lord, Ray Enright

Cast

Joe E. Brown

as John Augustus Miller

Dorothy Lee

as Julia Winters

Ruth Hall

as Marjorie Blake

Edward Woods

as Spike Hoyt

Edward Nugent

as Wally Pierce

Wade Boteler

as Doc

John Harrington

as Coach Jackson

William Burgess

as Colonel Small

Curtis Benton

as Announcer at Track Meet

Maude Eburne

as Maid

Edward Hearn

as Relay Caller

Allan Lane

as Runner with a Bad Knee

Lee Phelps

as Assistant Coach